The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
An Account of the Proceedings
in the Senate and House.
MEMBERS GETTING RIGHTEOUSNESS

A large number of communications and pc
| tftions was presented and referred. Among
| them the following: Relating to the importa-
| tion Of rum and other liquors into the Congo
states; to prevent the manufacture, importa-
ton and sale Of Intoxicating liquors in the ter
! ritories; for the allowance of a bounty Of
! $685. per month to all men who served in tie
| army during the war; for a committee of arbi-
! tration with Great Britain; for the amend
ment Of the constitution, allowing congress to
| pass uniform laws on the subject Of marriage
| and divorce for an amendment to the consti-
tuition prohibiting the manufacture, importa-
ton or sale Of intoxicating liquors in the Uni
ted States.
BY Mr.. Beck, for the retirement of United
States legal tender and national bank notes of
small denomination and the issue of coin GER
tifcates, in lieu Of gold and silver certificates.
BY Mr.. Harris, to authorize juries IN United
States circuit and district courts to be used in
terchangeably. Also for warehousing fruit
brandy.
by Mr. Henderson, granting pension to
every soldier and sailor. who is incapictated
for the performance Of manual labor, and for
pensions TO dependent relatives Of deceased
soldiers and sailors. He said that he intro
duced this bill by the unanimous request of the
executive committee of the Grand Army of
the Republic.
BY Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, to create peace
among the nations by an arbitration com
mttee.
Mr. Butler offered resolution, which was
dNDpltN, IOE INC appointment OF u select COM
mttce of five TO inquire into the advisabity
and practicabiity of establishing and maintain
ing postal telegraph.
BY Mr.. Blair, to aid in the establishment and
Temporary support Of common schools also for
constitutional amendment, extending the right
OF suffrage to women and rs to manufacture,
Importation expectation, transportation, and
sale OF alcoholic liquors.
BY Mr.. Turpic for admission as states Wash
ington and Dakota territories.
By Mr.. Hoar, for the erection of monr-
mont to negro soldiers and sailors who gave
their lives for the preservation Of the govern
ment.
by Mr.. Mitchell, of Oregon, abrogatng all
treaties with tho Chinese empire SO far as they
permit the coming of Chinese into the United
States and absolutely prohibiting the same,
except as to diplomatic, consular and other
officials Also to prohibit Objectionable for
eign immigration, encourage desirable mmi-
grafton, defend American institutions, and
protect American labor
By Mr.. Dolpb, proposing u constitutional
amendment empowering congress to legiSlate
on the subject of marriage and divorce, and
prohibiting bigamy and polygamy, and also,
10 provide for fertilization and other
sea coast defenses. 1t approprates 1916, ST. 800
TO be available as follows: $21 800 ,000 for the
fiscal year ending June 90 1889; &9,00O,000 for
each fiscal year thereafter for the period of
eleven years, and S5,S77 800 for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1901 which sums are to be
expended in accordance with recommendations
made in the report of the Notifications board
in the construction of Notifications Mt places
named In that report. These include all the
most prominent ports on Atlantic, Pacific Gulf
and lake coasts.
BY Mr.. Eustis. to provide for joint celebra-
tion, Mt Washington, in 1889, by the sixteen
American republics in honor of the centennial
OF the constitution of the parent republc-the
United States.
WASHINGTON, December 1.-The president
has sent the following nominations to the
senate:
To be envoy extraordinary and plenipoten-
tiary of the United States, Oscar S. Stratus, of
New York. to Turkey.
Alexander Il. Lawton, of Georgia, to Aus
tria-Hungary
Bayless w. Hanna, of Indiana, to the Ar
gentne Republic